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China Drive, Afternoon, 2008-09-08
    2008-09-08 20:36:50     CRIENGLISH.com

Broadcast Time: 17:00-19:00, 2008-09-08

           



  • Four months after the disastrous Sichuan earthquake, only one of 88 orphaned children eligible for adoption has found a new home.
  • Residents in Nanjing were allowed free access to six of the city's parks yesterday in exchange for completing a questionnaire.
  • Xiamen has become one of the first few cities in China to enjoy free wireless broadband services.
    Chinese residents can travel to North Korea from next spring.

  • Paralympics Round-up
  • Valerie Grand'Maison got Canada off to a flying start at the Paralympics, leading a podium sweep in the 100-metre butterfly for the visually impaired on the opening day of competition.
  • Serena Williams flung her racket straight up and jumped for joy, hopping and skipping and screaming and generally looking like someone who had just won her first U.S. Open title or earned her debut at No. 1.
  • No one ever seems to run Rafael Nadal ragged, and yet Andy Murray did just that in the U.S. Open semifinals.
  • New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady limped off the field after he was hit in the left knee midway through the first quarter of Sunday's 17-10 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
  • Brett Favre sank to one knee on the sideline, helplessly watching the Miami Dolphins try to upstage his comeback with one of their own.

  • Fall box office off to slow start
  • Olympic swimmer models at NY fashion week
  • Beckham turn to Buddhism

 

 

Autumn Memories

Many would agree that autumn is the best season of the year, at least autumn in Beijing. It's also a season of memories when people tend to get easily sentimental. Tell us something that happened in autumn and that you will always remember.


  • Fanny May and Freddie Mac Rescue
  • Stronger Yuan
  • Laughing All The Way To The Bank


The Paralympics

The 13th Paralympics has begun and focus on the disabled is growing. Various media outlets have given commentaries about the events in China, so let's take a closer look.

  • Canadian car study shows that older drivers are safer
  • Anchor of Yang Jia Journal - volunteer trainin
  • Yang Lan One On One_ Zhang Yimou

 

(Page Editor: Zhao Lixia)

 
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